“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24, NIV84) We tend to think that truth can only be found and discussed in the empirical realm. If we can’t see it, touch it, or taste it, it can’t be seen as true. But is that true? Of course not! There […]
03/13/22 Daily Devotion – ‘Truth in the inner parts’ — What does that mean?
“Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.” — Psalm 51:6 (NIV) What does it mean to have truth in “the inner parts” and “in the inmost being”? The psalmist says this is something that God desires of us. How long have you known that 2+2=4? Obviously since […]
03/05/22 Daily Devotion – God’s rules are there for our own good!
“I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.” — Psalm 119:168 (NIV) All you have to do is read Psalm 139, and you will quickly realize how intimately God knows you. The psalmist says that God knows our thoughts before we speak them. There is nowhere we can go […]
03/04/22 Daily Devotion – God’s love does not waiver!
“Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, O Lord, according to your laws.” — Psalm 119:149 (NIV) Look at the psalmist’s use of the words “accordance” and “according” in this verse. I find it fascinating and comforting to know that important concepts like God’s love and His providence over my life are […]
03/01/22 Daily Devotion – Discernment comes from the Holy Spirit!
“I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.” — Psalm 119:125 (NIV) Paul says in 1 Corinthians, “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 […]
02/28/22 Daily Devotion – We encounter God’s heart in His word!
“My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.” — Psalm 119:120 (NIV) I have been unable to write this devotion for a day now. Every time I thought and planned to sit down to type, the words just seemed inadequate. How does one explain the awesomeness of God? How does […]
02/27/22 Daily Devotion – Let God’s Word guide you!
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” — Psalm 119:105 (NIV) We finally come to the most well-known verse in the longest psalm and chapter in the Bible. This verse unifies everything that the psalmist is saying about God’s Word in this psalm. Every day we take steps. We […]
02/26/22 Daily Devotion – Let’s be wiser than our enemies!
“Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.” — Psalm 119:98 (NIV) How often have you thought of the benefit of being close to the Word of God? Even from a pragmatic perspective, it would be good to be wiser than your enemies. Like the psalmist says, “they are ever […]
02/24/22 Daily Devotion – God has provided eternal truths to guide us!
“Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.” — Psalm 119:89 (NIV) We can all appreciate the value of a vintage automobile. We are awed by the pyramids in Egypt. We are intrigued by anything that has lasted a long time. We are intrigued by these things because nothing seems to last […]
02/18/22 Daily Devotion – Do I master the Word, or does it master me?
“Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.” (Psalm 119:33–34, NIV) In the relationship between us and God’s Word, who is the master? Is the Word of God given to me to […]
